Rubus flagellaris
Found in old fields, woodlands, roadsides, disturbed areas. FloraQuest, phone app (app page) What its natural habitat tells you
Native to Alabama. How scores work Is it native here?
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Old botany books gave other facts for this plant; the missing ones were not found. Another search opens in April 2027.
Recorded in 48 Alabama counties.
Places it grows wild. Not a planting requirement. Each habitat page lists the plants and wildlife also found there.
Roadsides, fields and disturbed ground
Ground opened by people: roadsides, old fields, pastures, fencerows and lots.
These facts were missing, so Quercus searched the Biodiversity Heritage Library for Rubus flagellaris and read up to three independent North American books. Every quote was checked word for word against the scanned page. Open a page to read it.
Rubus flagellaris. A Catskill flora and economic botany (1979), Karl L Brooks
“Time of FI . May-Jun”
Rubus flagellaris. A Catskill flora and economic botany (1979), Karl L Brooks
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Time of FI . May-Jun
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Rubus procumbens. Calendarium florae for the vicinity of New York (1818), John Torrey
“Rubus procumbens / Rocky fields & woods”
Listed in this book as Rubus procumbens
Rubus procumbens. Calendarium florae for the vicinity of New York (1818), John Torrey
Text on this page, read from the scan
22 May 1819 / Hypoxis erecta / 22 May 1819 / Myrica cerifera / 22 May 1819 / Carex stipata / 22 May 1819 / Convallaria bifolia / 22 May 1819 / Andromeda racemosa / 22 May 1819 / Carex folliculata / 22 May 1819 / Carex pellita / / Bromus mollis / 22 May 1819 / Osmunda regalis B. / 22 May 1819 / Smilax rotundifolia / 22 May 1819 / Sisyrinchium anceps / 13 June 1819 / Rubus procumbens / Rocky fields & woods 13 June 1819 / Silene / Among mica slate rocks [?] 13 June 1819 / Erigeron strigosum / Fields & hills 13 June 1819 / Adiantum pedatum / In shady moist situations 13 June 1819 / Orobanche americana / In woods under beech trees 13 June 1819 / Sanicula marylandica / Woods 13 June 1819 / Windsoria pallida / Swamps Bloomingdale 13 June 1819 / Panicum / Hills 13 June 1819 / Corydalis glauca / Rocks
Out of copyright. Scan courtesy of the Biodiversity Heritage Library.
Rubus flagellaris. A Catskill flora and economic botany (1979), Karl L Brooks
“Dry fields, open woods, meadows, pastures, borders of thickets, and rocky places.”
Rubus flagellaris. A Catskill flora and economic botany (1979), Karl L Brooks
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Dry fields, open woods, meadows, pastures, borders of thickets, and rocky places.
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110CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including ALGenus host records with ranges including AL · Rubus
79BeesSoutheastern regional recordsSoutheastern regional records · Rubus
Individual names are not available yet.
Noori, Seltmann & Orr 2026, A curated and integrated dataset for exploring global bee-plant interactions (GloBI), Zenodo, CC BY 4.0
1Specialist beesPollen specialists
48BirdsRecorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claimRecorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim · Rubus
Direct food only: birds recorded eating this genus across North America. Caterpillars on host plants also feed nesting birds. NC Native Plant Society: butterfly gardening
No records yet · Ants · Beetles · Flies · Adult butterflies / moths · Other wasps · Other insects
Safety has not been reviewed for this plant; check toxicity and thorns before planting.
Swamp Dewberry
| Alabama rank | Not available |
|---|---|
| Global rank | G5 |
| AL status | Not verified |
| Federal status | Not verified |
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